Reconciling O’Connor’s World: A Start
If you haven’t heard already, Tere O’Connor is taking over Seattle this week. The acclaimed American choreographer is in town to show his seminal suite… Read More »Reconciling O’Connor’s World: A Start
On the Boards
“Structure is Everything”
“You don’t just pour paint onto the canvas and say, ‘Perfect!’” Just as in visual art, according to celebrated choreographer Tere O’Connor, you don’t just… Read More »“Structure is Everything”
Opposing Forces Work Together
Amy O’Neal and her team of B-Boys broke new ground for concert dance and for hip hop as an art form with Opposing Forces this… Read More »Opposing Forces Work Together
An Ode to Family, Memory, and Chekhov at OTB
Weaving dance, theater, film, live music, and unassuming candor together, the Murphy/Lachow Company produced a lighthearted evening of hilarity and nostalgia. The Man Who Can… Read More »An Ode to Family, Memory, and Chekhov at OTB
Hilarity and Dance Collide on NWNW Mainstage
The second weekend of Northwest New Works (NWNW) at On the Boards continued to deliver an eclectic and stimulating blend of contemporary performance art. The… Read More »Hilarity and Dance Collide on NWNW Mainstage
NWNW Studio Full of Commentary
While opening weekend of On the Boards’ Northwest New Works Studio Showcase kicked off with “wit, wisdom, and women with Things to Say,” the second… Read More »NWNW Studio Full of Commentary
Variations on a Theme at NWNW
Opening night of On The Board’s annual Northwest New Works Festival brought a studio theater showcase with a lot of wit, wisdom, and women with… Read More »Variations on a Theme at NWNW
A Haunting Close for Baron Samedi
French choreographer Alain Buffard’s Baron Samedi (On the Boards, May 8-11) was an engrossing meditation on—what, exactly? Taking its name from the troublemaker guardian of… Read More »A Haunting Close for Baron Samedi
Pulling the Trigger
The person standing next to you begins melting to the floor. The crowd tries not to step on dancers slithering through their feet. Suddenly a… Read More »Pulling the Trigger
Immersive BeginAgain Sparks Awe
There’s already been plenty written about zoe | juniper’s latest work, BeginAgain, but it’s a show that sparks the written word. BeginAgain possessed so many… Read More »Immersive BeginAgain Sparks Awe